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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 07757485.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01J 1/20(2006.01) G01B 11/02(2006.01) G06K 9/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/062809 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/106657 (20.09.2007 Gazette 2007/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 14.03.2006 US 782679 P (71) Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US)	(72) Inventors: GROSS, Erik Palo Alto, California 94306 (US) CAMPBELL, Charles Berkeley, California 94705 (US) (74) Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ London EC1N 2SQ (GB)